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Source Description
This sword’s blade is straight near the tip and transitions into gentle undulations toward the lower half. The guard consists of pierced <em>okir</em> wings, secured on one side by a single <em>asang-asang</em> clamp (also called <em>baca-baca</em> by the Maranao). The hilt is wrapped in dark fiber or rattan bindings and metal ferrules, and fitted with a small, comparatively modest cockatoo (<em>kakatua</em>) form.
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Document identity
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99024
label
Sword (Kalis or Sundang)
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object
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Source metadata
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99024
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object
title
Sword (Kalis or Sundang)
description
This sword’s blade is straight near the tip and transitions into gentle undulations toward the lower half. The guard consists of pierced <em>okir</em> wings, secured on one side by a single <em>asang-asang</em> clamp (also called <em>baca-baca</em> by the Maranao). The hilt is wrapped in dark fiber or rattan bindings and metal ferrules, and fitted with a small, comparatively modest cockatoo (<em>kakatua</em>) form.
date
before 1918
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79486173
genreSpecific
Arms and Armor
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 61 cm (24 in.); Blade: 49 cm (19 5/16 in.)
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Philippines, Mindanao
accession
1918.649
Source extras
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Blade: metal; handle: metal with silver and braided twine; pommel: ivory
tombstone
Sword (Kalis or Sundang), before 1918. Philippines, Mindanao. Blade: metal; handle: metal with silver and braided twine; pommel: ivory; overall: 61 cm (24 in.); blade: 49 cm (19 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1918.649
collection
Oceanic Art
didYouKnow
The <em>asang-asang</em>—literally “fish gill”—stabilizes the blade while referencing the purifying quality attributed to fish gills.
creditline
Gift of J. H. Wade
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2026-05-29 05:20:50.040000
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99024
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Oceania
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Oceanic Art
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Blade: metal; handle: metal with silver and braided twine; pommel: ivory
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